Playoff Format
Top three teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.
Round 1: Quarterfinals (Best-of-three)
1st in each division receive a bye
Series A: West #3 @ East #2
Series B: East #3 @ West #2
Round 2: Semi-Finals (Best-of-three)
Winner Series A @ West #1
Winner Series B @ East #1
Round 3: Canada West Final (Best-of-three)
Winners of Round 2 meet in final at highest division seed. If same seed, the team with the highest regular season point total will host.
Tie Breaking Procedure
Final league standings, at the conclusion of league play, shall be based on each teams’ points.
If two or more teams are tied in points, then the following tie breaking criteria shall be used to break the tie. The following will only apply to 2 and 4 below: a win in regulation time and a win in overtime are treated as equal. A loss in regulation time and a loss in overtime are treated as equal.
- Two teams tied:
The following shall determine the final league standings:
a) The best win/loss record in head-to-head games between the two teams.
b) If still tied, the number of wins in league play
c) If still tied, the best goals for/goals against differential in league play.
- Three or more teams tied:
If three or more teams are tied, the following steps shall be used to determine the rank order of the tied teams:
a) The best win/loss record in head to head games between the three or more tied teams.
b) If three or more teams are still tied, the highest number of wins in league play.
c) If three or more teams are still tied, the best goals for/goals against differential in league play.
Note: Once a team is ranked so that it is no longer tied with any other team(s) at any one of these three steps, that team shall be ranked accordingly in the final standings.
Any remaining tied teams shall then proceed to step 1 of the appropriate tiebreaker (depending on the number of teams still tied) to continue the process until all teams are ranked in the final standings.
